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Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
While only one in five (20%) Australians make extra contributions to their superannuation per month, it marks a growing number of members who are thinking more about their retirement balances, a new survey found. Finder's March 2021 survey of 1015 consumers ...

Super runs out before death: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research claims that the majority of Australians deplete their superannuation savings before death, countering the Retirement Income Review's findings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) claims that most retirees run out ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
Allowing Australians to use their superannuation savings to buy property will push up house prices and worsen affordability for low-income earners, says ASFA. Liberal member of parliament Tim Wilson is currently campaigning to let Australians use their ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The cost of food and healthcare continue to eat up retirees' nest eggs, according to a retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
Financial advisers will now need prior written consent each year from clients before deducting fees, while funds from Eligible Rollover Funds must now be reunited with members within 28 days. Two key pieces of legislation were passed yesterday: the ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
There are clear opportunities to disrupt intra-fund and general advice that the industry is overlooking, shunning everyday Australians that need it most, according to superannuation experts. As the number of financial advisers continue to dwindle and ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the spectacle within the superannuation sector and the conflicting views from executives and industry bodies, which she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The Biden administration is putting a $3 trillion infrastructure investment opportunity on the table, which superannuation funds should seize. This is according to Australia's ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, who flagged that the largest capital ...

ASFA calls for super fairness

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has recommended the government remove the indexation of the transfer balance cap and to cap balances at $5 million to balance the system. In its pre-budget submission, ASFA focused its recommendations ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The same underperforming and costly MySuper products APRA named and shamed last year have failed members again in the latest iteration of the heatmaps. APRA is taking action on 10 MySuper products overseen by eight trustees. It will issue notices for ...